Beaumont ISD's electrician of record Calvin Walker makes his way out of the Jack Brooks Federal Courthouse on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. U.S. District Judge Ron Clark has sentenced Calvin Walker to 5 years of probation and ordered him to pay more than $660,000 in restitution, but did not ban him from working for Beaumont ISD, the City of Port Arthur or any other public entity.
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Beaumont ISD's electrician of record Calvin Walker makes his way...

Calvin Walker, right, and his attorney Dick DeGuerin, left, leave the Jack Brooks Federal Building Thursday morning for the lunch break. A change of venue hearing for Walker's trial started Thursday. Walker's attorney, Dick DeGuerin, has asked Judge Ron Clark to move the case out of the area, citing widespread media coverage and racism in Beaumont. The case is set for a federal jury trial in December. Walker was named in a 37-count federal indictment in May related to work he did for the Beaumont school district. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise
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Calvin Walker, right, and his attorney Dick DeGuerin, left, leave...

Calvin Walker walks out of the Jack Brooks Federal Courthouse Wednesday after a judge sentenced him to five years probation, a $660,000 fine and the 37 criminal charges he faced were dropped. Walker will also be allowed to continue working for Beaumont and Port Arthur Independent School Districts. Walker admitted in July to failing to pay federal income tax in a timely manner.
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Calvin Walker walks out of the Jack Brooks Federal Courthouse...

Beaumont ISD's electrician of record Calvin Walker makes his way into the Jack Brooks Federal Courthouse on Wednesday, December 12, 2012, for his sentencing on one federal misdemeanor count of not paying his personal income tax in a timely manner.
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Beaumont ISD's electrician of record Calvin Walker makes his way...

After helping his wife into their car, Calvin Walker smiles as he walks past a message on his rear windshield, and the media who had surrounded him and his wife, after leaving the Federal Courthouse Thursday afternoon. U.S. District Judge Ron Clark declared a mistrial in the Calvin Walker federal trial. The 12 person federal jury was deadlocked on reaching a verdict in the case. Walker, 51, right, the Beaumont Independent School District's electrician of record, was accused of defrauding and overbilling the district by nearly $4 million. He was indicted on 37 federal counts in May. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

After helping his wife into their car, Calvin Walker smiles as he...

Calvin Walker, BISD's electrician of record, gets into his car after Judge Ron Clark declared a mistrial in his federal trial Thursday. Walker was accused of defrauding and overbilling the school district of nearly $4 million. Pete Churton/The Enterprise
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Calvin Walker holds a sign during an NAACP rally at the Beaumont Independent School District on Thursday. Several supporters and a small group of opponents attended the event focused on the alleged mistreatment of a BISD employee.
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Calvin Walker holds a sign during an NAACP rally at the Beaumont...

Calvin Walker, center, takes a his place on the front row during the BISD board meeting, in which the group discussed Walker's contract with the district on Tuesday, June 18, 2013.
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